Composition of Matter. (open access)

Composition of Matter.

Patent for a compound with waterproof and flame-retardant properties in its use as a roofing paint.
Date: April 2, 1895
Creator: Freeze, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone. (open access)

Telephone.

Patent for "a single and effectual magneto telephone bot in receiving and transmitting and improving on [the inventor's] Patent No. 529,203" (lines 14-17).
Date: April 2, 1895
Creator: Serdinko, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post. (open access)

Fence-Post.

Patent for a fence-post for wire fences and allows for the wires to be removed once secured. This invention allows for the fenced-in area to be changed and adjusted.
Date: April 2, 1895
Creator: Pryor, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for a simple, durable, and effective furnace that uses fuel economically and does not release smoke and gases besides out of the chimney. The furnace has a suction fan that draws the gases into the chimney.
Date: April 2, 1895
Creator: Wainright, Walter Wallace
System: The Portal to Texas History